Labor looks warily ahead toward new administration
Donald Trump courted working-class voters, often remarking that he would be “much better for the unions,” even donning a safety vest, climbing into a garbage truck and briefly making french…
Latinx writer puts focus on kids
As a child, Latinx author and Bronx labor organizer Karla Mayenbeer Cruz endlessly searched for books and characters she could identify with. Finally, she decided to write a children’s book…
New protections in effect for “deliveristas.” Workers say more are needed.
Miguel, an immigrant from Mexico, has struggled ever since he began making food deliveries on his e-scooter around the South Bronx in 2014. Once, he was knocked off his bicycle…
Melrose nonprofit helps undocumented workers apply for pandemic aid
Next application session is scheduled for Sept. 15 The Bronx Documentary Center is working to help undocumented workers in the Bronx apply for new state pandemic aid. The nonprofit gallery…
Workers demand more protection from Bronx homeless shelter network
On the anniversary of the first confirmed Covid-19 case in New York, the 32BJ SEIU union and security officers for the Acacia Network rallied Monday outside one of the homeless…
Salon workers protest inhumane conditions
When management at Envy Nail 148 in The Hub cut off workers’ access to the small room where they used to take breaks and eat lunch, away from the chemicals…